News Flax: Cut Hot Flashes By 50 Percent!
Written by Kathryn Savage
Flaxseed might be good for fighting hot flashes! A recent study conducted by the Mayo Clinic found that eating four tablespoons of crushed flaxseed a day may reduce your number of hot flashes by 50 percent. Yeah, that's what I said ... 50 percent!
I hear flaxseed is good for shiny hair and nails too. I know it’s rich in omega-3 fatty acids, it may reduce inflammation, and it may also ease constipation. My goodness! What else can it do? Create a dance craze and bake me a cake?
For easy flax eating try this recipe from The Amazing Flax Cookbook, by Jane Reinhardt-Martin, RD, LD. It’s real yummy!
Flax Banana Bread
Ingredients
1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup ground flaxseed
2/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking power
¼ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
¼ cup skim milk
¼ cup canola oil
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium or 2 large)
½ teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup chopped walnuts - if you’re allergic like me, you can leave the walnuts out!
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In large bowl, mix flour, flax, sugar, baking powder, and salt together.
In food processor or bowl, mash bananas. Then add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla, and mix in well together.
Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Fold in chopped nuts.
Coat 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.
Pour batter in loaf pan. Bake for about 50-55 minutes until dark brown, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a rack for at least 10-15 minutes before unmolding to cool completely on the rack.
For more great flaxseed recipes, and to purchase The Amazing Flax Cookbook, by Jane Reinhardt-Martin, RD, LD, visit this great website
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